Teams Northwestern 2019 Roster ← 2018 2020 → 2019 Northwestern roster 108 players: 19 freshmen, 4 sophomores, 23 juniors, 9 seniors, 53 with no class listed. From 27 states and 1 other country; the most from Texas (16) and Illinois (16). The 2019 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 7 Receivers 16 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 18 Defensive line 15 Linebackers 11 Defensive backs 18 Specialists 9 Athletes and others 2
Quarterbacks 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 11 Aidan Smith QB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′2″ 215 Fort Wayne, IN 770 passing yards, 3 TD 12 Hunter Johnson QB 5★ 5-star recruit 6′2″ 210 Brownsburg, IN 432 passing yards, 1 TD 7 Andrew Marty QB Fr. 6′3″ 224 Cincinnati, OH 201 rushing yards, 4 TD 10 T.J. Green QB Jr. 6′2″ 210 Leawood, KS 62 passing yards 16 Zac Krause QB 6′3″ 215 Olathe, KS
Running backs 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 21 Drake Anderson RB 5′9″ 200 Chandler, AZ 633 rushing yards, 3 TD 5 Isaiah Bowser RB 6′1″ 225 Sidney, OH 204 rushing yards 26 Evan Hull RB 5′11″ 210 Maple Grove, MN 281 rushing yards, 4 TD 36 Jesse Brown RB Jr. 5′11″ 210 Lilburn, GA 127 rushing yards 20 John Moten IV RB Sr. 6′0″ 210 Saint Louis, MO 29 rushing yards, 1 TD 22 Connor Newhouse RB RS 5′11″ 195 Prospect, KY 29 Marcus Cisco RB RS 5′9″ 200 Byron Center, MI
Receivers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 19 Riley Lees WR Jr. 6′0″ 201 Libertyville, IL 50 catches, 423 yards, 2 TD 81 Ramaud Chiaokhiao-Bowman WR Jr. 6′2″ 203 Minneapolis, MN 17 catches, 188 yards 2 Kyric McGowan WR 5′11″ 205 Dalton, GA 13 catches, 102 yards 3 J.J. Jefferson WR 5′10″ 180 Houston, TX 12 catches, 155 yards, 2 TD 11 WR 6′3″ 224 Fort Wayne, IN 12 catches, 141 yards 5 Jace James WR 6′0″ 192 Carol Stream, IL 10 catches, 92 yards, 2 TD 4 Berkeley Holman WR 5′11″ 197 Irvine, CA 9 catches, 124 yards 4 Malik Washington WR 5′8″ 194 Lawrenceville, GA 6 catches, 42 yards 23 Raymond Niro III WR 5′11″ 190 Barrington, IL 3 tackles 8 Wayne Dennis Jr. WR 6′3″ 200 Tampa, FL 9 Genson Hooper Price WR 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′5″ 220 Houston, TX 12 Braeden Heald WR RS 5′11″ 198 Easthampton, MA 13 Preston Bacon WR RS 6′2″ 200 Oak Hill, VA 17 Bryce Kirtz WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 195 Brownsburg, IN 83 Will Lansbury WR Fr. 6′2″ 202 Pebble Beach, CA 85 Jack Kennedy WR RS 6′0″ 200 Cleveland Heights, OH
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 83 Trent Goens TE Sr. 6′3″ 250 Chino Hills, CA 14 tackles, 1 sack 89 Charlie Mangieri TE 6′4″ 255 Peoria, IL 5 catches, 21 yards 80 Trey Pugh TE 6′5″ 250 Plain City, OH 2 catches, 9 yards 42 Jason Whittaker TE Fr. 6′5″ 222 Rockford, MI 3 rushing yards 2 Duke Olges TE 6′4″ 260 Winnetka, IL 82 Alex Oelsner TE So. 6′4″ 247 Niwot, CO 87 Thomas Gordon TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 255 Houston, TX
Offensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 70 OL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′4″ 315 Sugar Land, TX 2 tackles 65 Jared Thomas OL Sr. 6′4″ 310 Indianapolis, IN 1 tackle 55 Conrad Rowley OL Fr. 6′4″ 308 Independence, MO −13 rushing yards 52 Sam Gerak OL Fr. 6′3″ 291 Avon, OH 56 Sam Stovall OL Fr. 6′4″ 300 Chattanooga, TN 57 Cam Kolwich OL Jr. 6′5″ 300 Beverly Hills, MI 61 Jason Goosen OL Jr. 6′7″ 322 Virginia Beach, VA 63 Dom D’Antonio OL RS 6′4″ 295 Woodstock, GA 66 Nik Urban OL Jr. 6′3″ 305 Willoughby, OH 69 Charlie Schmidt OL Fr. 6′4″ 308 Libertyville, IL 73 Gunnar Vogel OL Jr. 6′6″ 300 Columbus, OH 73 Zachary Franks OL 6′6″ 310 Baltimore, MD 74 Payne He’Bert OL RS 6′4″ 305 Pearland, TX 75 Connor Foster OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′7″ 315 Milford, OH 75 Wyatt Blake OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 310 Crystal Lake, IL 76 Ethan Wiederkehr OL Fr. 6′5″ 295 Wading River, NY 77 Jesse Meyler OL Jr. 6′4″ 306 Toronto, ON 78 Luka Trifunovic OL RS 6′4″ 295 Carlsbad, CA
Defensive line 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 97 DL Sr. 6′4″ 275 Scituate, MA 49 tackles, 9 sacks 95 Alex Miller DL Sr. 6′3″ 300 Houston, TX 41 tackles, 4 sacks 91 Sam Miller DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 270 Houston, TX 29 tackles, 0.5 sacks 99 Earnest Brown IV DL 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′5″ 270 Aubrey, TX 16 tackles, 2 sacks 90 Jake Saunders DL Jr. 6′2″ 295 Loveland, OH 15 tackles, 1 sack 93 Joe Spivak DL 6′0″ 300 Darien, IL 8 tackles, 0.5 sacks 49 Adebawore Adetomiwa DL Fr. 6′2″ 230 6 tackles, 1 sack 10 Jason Gold Jr. DT 6′3″ 295 League City, TX 8 tackles 96 Trevor Kent DE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′6″ 300 Pittsburg, KS 8 tackles 53 Eku Leota DL 6′4″ 255 Asheville, NC 1 tackle, 0.5 sacks 50 P.J. Spencer DL 6′2″ 290 Prairie Village, KS 1 tackle 46 Devin O’Rourke DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′6″ 265 Mokena, IL 55 Mark Gooden DE Jr. 6′1″ 264 Reynoldsburg, OH 92 Willy Boatman DL Fr. 6′2″ 270 Denver, CO 99 Adetomiwa Adebawore DL Fr. 6′2″ 280 Kansas City, MO
Linebackers 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 51 Blake Gallagher LB Jr. 6′1″ 235 Raynham, MA 88 tackles, 3 INT 42 Paddy Fisher LB Jr. 6′4″ 246 Katy, TX 88 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 28 Chris Bergin LB 5′11″ 215 Bloomfield Hills, MI 86 tackles, 0.5 sacks 55 Andrew Leota LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 257 Asheville, NC 12 tackles, 2.5 sacks 35 Erik Mueller LB Jr. 6′2″ 230 Wheaton, IL 7 tackles 32 Bryce Gallagher LB 6′2″ 235 Raynham, MA 3 tackles 40 Peter McIntyre LB 6′2″ 231 Perrysburg, OH 2 tackles 41 Grayson Mann LB 6′0″ 225 Fort Worth, TX 1 tackle 33 Michael Jansey Jr. LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 210 Batavia, IL 44 Khalid Jones LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 230 Greenville, SC 47 Troy Hudetz LB So. 6′2″ 221 Naperville, IL
Defensive backs 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 7 Travis Jack Whillock DB Jr. 6′1″ 200 Katy, TX 78 tackles, 1 sack 19 Cameron Ruiz CB 5′11″ 185 Lake Villa, IL 44 tackles, 1 INT 5 J.R. Pace DB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′1″ 205 College Park, GA 42 tackles, 1 INT 2 DB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′1″ 180 Chicago, IL 36 tackles 11 A.J. Hampton Jr. DB 6′0″ 175 Warren, AR 15 tackles, 1 INT 22 Bryce Jackson DB 6′1″ 190 Lantana, TX 20 tackles 3 Trae Williams DB Sr. 6′0″ 203 The Plains, OH 18 tackles 1 Joe Bergin DB Sr. 5′11″ 190 Bloomfield Hills, MI 13 tackles 9 Roderick Campbell DB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 190 Saint Louis, MO 9 tackles 0 Coco Azema DB 5′11″ 207 Cypress, TX 4 tackles 16 S 6′1″ 196 College Station, TX 4 tackles 26 Brian Bullock DB 5′11″ 195 Round Rock, TX 2 tackles 2 Cameron Mitchell DB 6′0″ 195 Bolingbrook, IL 1 tackle 2 Rod Heard S 5′11″ 195 Farmington, MI 1 tackle 21 Tyler Haskins DB 5′11″ 200 Stafford, VA 5 rushing yards 9 Donovan Sermons DB Fr. 5′11″ 192 Pomona, CA 10 Jeremiah McDonald DB Fr. 6′3″ 200 Slidell, LA 13 Jaylen Rivers DB 6′1″ 219 Decatur, GA
Specialists 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 14 Charlie Kuhbander PK 6′0″ 195 Springboro, OH 10 of 14 field goals 17 Daniel Kubiuk P Sr. 6′1″ 201 Barrington, IL 42 punts, 38.3 average 34 Andrew David P Fr. 5′8″ 185 Massillon, OH 29 punts, 36.4 average 38 Drew Luckenbaugh PK Jr. 6′1″ 188 Spring Grove, PA 1 of 1 extra point 90 Jake Genyk P 6′3″ 200 Middleton, WI 1 tackle 43 Tyler Gillikin LS Jr. 6′2″ 217 Atlanta, GA −9 rushing yards 37 Cody Gronewold P So. 6′1″ 183 Lincoln, NE 46 Trey Finison PK Fr. 5′10″ 188 Tuscaloosa, AL 48 Peter Snodgrass LS Fr. 6′0″ 212 Palo Alto, CA
Athletes and others 2 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 45 Tommy Carnifax 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 265 Warren, OH 86 Cody Link Jr. 6′3″ 250 Madison, WI
J.J. Jefferson, Genson Hooper Price, Thomas Gordon, Sam Miller, Alex Miller Jace James, Michael Jansey Jr., Troy Hudetz Daniel Kubiuk, Raymond Niro III, Wyatt Blake Joe Bergin, Chris Bergin Malik Washington, Jesse Brown Travis Jack Whillock, Paddy Fisher Roderick Campbell, John Moten IV Aidan Smith, Ben Skowronek Hunter Johnson, Bryce Kirtz Jaylen Rivers, Tyler Gillikin Zac Krause, P.J. Spencer Riley Lees, Charlie Schmidt Evan Hull, Ramaud Chiaokhiao-Bowman Bryce Gallagher, Blake Gallagher Erik Mueller, Joe Spivak Eku Leota, Andrew Leota Conrad Rowley, Adetomiwa Adebawore Connor Foster, Jake Saunders Coco Azema Cameron Mitchell Duke Olges Greg Newsome II Kyric McGowan Rod Heard Trae Williams Berkeley Holman Isaiah Bowser J.R. Pace Andrew Marty Wayne Dennis Jr. Donovan Sermons Jason Gold Jr. Jeremiah McDonald T.J. Green A.J. Hampton Jr. Braeden Heald Preston Bacon Charlie Kuhbander Brandon Joseph Cameron Ruiz Drake Anderson Tyler Haskins Bryce Jackson Connor Newhouse Brian Bullock Marcus Cisco Andrew David Cody Gronewold Drew Luckenbaugh Peter McIntyre Grayson Mann Jason Whittaker Khalid Jones Tommy Carnifax Devin O’Rourke Trey Finison Peter Snodgrass Sam Gerak Mark Gooden Sam Stovall Cam Kolwich Jason Goosen Dom D’Antonio Jared Thomas Nik Urban Rashawn Slater Gunnar Vogel Zachary Franks Payne He’Bert Ethan Wiederkehr Luka Trifunovic Trey Pugh Alex Oelsner Trent Goens Will Lansbury Jack Kennedy Cody Link Charlie Mangieri Jake Genyk Willy Boatman Trevor Kent Joe Gaziano Earnest Brown IV IL 16 TX 16 OH 15 GA 7 CA 6 Hometowns of the 2019 Northwestern roster; the five states sending the most labeled with their players. Hover a dot for names. Map: us-atlas (public domain).
Where the roster comes from By state Texas 16 Illinois 16 Ohio 15 Georgia 7 Michigan 6 California 6 Indiana 5 Missouri 4 Top counties Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 8 Lake County, Illinois pop. 714,000 5 Oakland County, Michigan pop. 1.3 million 4 DuPage County, Illinois pop. 930,000 4 Johnson County, Kansas pop. 621,000 3 Hometowns placed in their counties with the US Census Bureau’s Gazetteer files. Populations from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Which states send the most FBS players for their size .
Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2019 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file. Transfers are this season’s arrivals through the portal; stars are the player’s 247Sports composite rating as a recruit.
Ben Skowronek WR
Rashawn Slater OL3-star recruit
Joe Gaziano DL
Greg Newsome II DB3-star recruit
Brandon Joseph S